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SOUTHERN STANDARD-MCMINN VILLE, TENNESSEE.SATURDAY, NOV. i5,i6'9o.
BEFORE AM) AFTER TAKISG.
Fienio morning,
Bright ami fair.
Golden sunshine,
'Bui tn y air.
What a pleasure
Thus to go
Where the woodland
r.reezes blow.
Iluppy hours,
Free from care,
Joy and beauty
. Everywhere.
Through the leafy
Woods we'll stray,
Gracious, gladsome
Picnic day.
I'icoiceveuing,
What a plight!
Uuined from ten
O'clock till night.
Flossy garments,
Once so nice,
Filled with mud
And beggars' lice.
Dinner ruined,
Ties and cakes
Food for nnts
And garter snakes.
Full of doleful
Dank ilNtmiy,
lirtv, iirizy.lv
Picnic day.
Iceland.
Golden Days.
There is no country so little under
stood and ho generally misunderstood
as the one known ns Iceland. It is a
very old country, nnd not fur from
the great centres of European wealth
tind -culture, hut it is far from the
beaten path of travel, and heing situ
ated, according to popular notion,
within the region of eternal snow and
ice, has been unattractive to all but
the most ventursome of travelers.
It is a lorge island, about the size of
the State of Pennsylvania, ' and
although it belongs to Europe, geo'
graphically it should be credited to
America, as it is iive hundred miles
from Scotland and only one hundred
ami sixty irom ureeniand. it is
regular in shape, its coasts being fre
quently indented with fjords or bays.
Heing of volcanic origin, the natural
scenery of Iceland is the grandest and
most appalling to be found in the
world. In the interior are vast val
leys, deep abysses formed of extinct
craters, plains of brimstone, honey
combed rock and immense fields of
lava, which have filled the beds of
lakes and transformed fertile dales in
to stony deserts. 1 nese tracts are
thousands of life, and the fearful si
lence of these barrens is only broken
by the hissing of innumerable hot
springs and the constant subteranean
thunders of smoking volcanoes.
The whole surface of Iceland bears
the traces of volcanic eruptions, and
the fiery eruptions may burstr forth
at anv time. Ilecla, which stands
isolated in the center of the island
and visible from the sea on clear days
is f, 100 feet in height and has a cir
cumference of twenty-five miles. It
is one of the three great volcanoes of
Europe, the others being .Etna and
Vesuvius. Ilecla has erupted thir
teen times in the past century, but
there are others on the island quite as
furious. Skaptar-Jokul, Oriefa, Kra
bla, and four or five more are spas'
inodic volcanoes, and have been the
center of terrible eruptions. The na
tives call them slumbering volcanoes,
and for that reason are very danger
ous,as, men are tempted into a fancied
security around their bases, until
there is a sudden outburst of Hoods of
hot water, ice, stones and mud,
sweeping man and his property to de
st ruction.
Toward the center of the island
there are hot springs, boiling mud
lakes, and sulphurous jets of steam;
and in this district are the (ireat Gey
ser and the Strake Geyser, noted as
among the wonders of the world
Winter in Iceland extends from
October to April, and the summers
are very short. Hut it is summer,
indeed, from the 1st of June to the
10th of July, when the sun shines
day and night, or more correctly
speaking, there is no nig
ered. Hut the population is steadily
decreasing, and at the present rate of
emigration, before another century
elapses it is almost certain that the
island will be depopulated.
Shiloh's Consumption Cure.
This is beyond question the most
successful Cough Medicine we have
ever sold, a few doses invariably cure
the worst cases of Cough, Croup, and
Hronchitis, while it's wouderful suc
cess in the cure of Consumption is
without a parallel in the history of
medicine. Since its first discovery
it has been sold on a guarantee, a
test which no other medicine can
stand. If you have a Cough we ear
nestly ask you to try it. Price 10
s, 00 cents, ana ?uo. jt your
luugs are sore, Chest or Hack lame,
use Shiloh's Porus Plaster, bold by
W. II. Fleming. 4.
Troth.
Adhere always rigidly uud unde-
viatinglg to truth; but while you ex
press what is true, express it in a
pleasing manner. Truth is the pict
ure; the manner is the frame that
displays it to advantage. If a man
blends his angry passions with his
search after truth, become his super
ior by suppressing yours, and attend
only to tho justness and force of his
reasoning. Truth, conveyed in aus
tere and acrimonious language, sel
dom has a salutary ettect, since we
reject the truth, because we are prej
udiccd against the mode of commun
iration, the heart must be won before
the intellect can be informed. A
man may betray the cause of truth by
his unreasonable zeal, as he destroys
its salutary effects by the acrimony
of his manner. Whoever would be
a successful instructor must first
become a mild and affectionate
friend.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
is it not wortn me sman price oi. to
cents to tree yourselt oi every symp
tom of these distressing complaints.
If vou think so call at our store and
get a bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer.
Every bottle has a printed guarantee
on it. I se accordingly, and if it does
vou no good it will cost you nothing.
Sold by W. II. Fleming. 5
Jewels of a Woman's Life.
Ladies' Home Journal.
There are so many jewels that may
be worn day and night; so many
gems that are always and only your
own, that you need not grieve for
those that show their brightness only
by day. There is the jewel of Con
sideration that you may wear just
over your heart; there is the moon
stone of Hope, that may glitter over
your brow, filling your eyes with
brightness; there is that brilliant
stone of Sympathy, the emerald that
makes you put out your right hand
of help; and there is the beautiful one
of loving Kindness, that makes the
left hand help the right. Hut abov
all, overshadowing all, pinning down
you tresses, is the diamond of true
Love love which enduretb all, suf
fereth all, hopeth all. Are not these
better than jewels dug out of the
earth? For, indeed, these jewels
come from the heaven above.
Too Good Not to Tell.
Four of us had goue to Europe to
gether in lS8a lr. McVickar, of
Philadelphia, Phillips Brooks and
Mr. llobinson, thebuilder of Hoston's
Trinity church, llobinson stands (i
feet 2 inches in his stockings : Dr.
McVickar measures G feet 4 inches ;
and Hrooks exceeds (J feet in
height, llobinson is sensitive about
his length, and suggested that in or
der to avoid comments the three tall
men avoid being seen together. Ar
riving in England, they went direct
to Leeds, where they learned that a
lecturer would address the working
classes on "America and Ameri
cans." Anxious to hear what Eng
lishmen thought of the great Repub
lic, they went to the hall. They en
tered separately, and took seats apart.
The lecturer after some uninteresting
remarks, said that Americans were,
as a rule, short, and seldom, if ever
rose to the height of five feet ten
inches. He did not know to what
cause he could attribute this fact, but
he wished he could present examples
to the audience.
Phillips Hrooks rosp to his feet and
said: "I am from America, in which
country my height six feet two is
the subject of no remark. If there be
any other American here, I hope that
he will rise."
The house was in a jolly humor.
Waiting until the excitement could
abate in some degree, and the lecturer
regain control of of his shattered
nerves, Dr. McVickar slowly drew
his majestic form to its full height,
and exclaimed: "I am an ."
Hut he got no further. The audience
roared, and the lecturer said no more
on that subject.
Everyone who has once used Dr.
Hull's Cough Sprup invariably resorts
to it again for colds, etc.
You can not repent too soon, be
cause you do not know how soon it
may be too late. Thomas Fuller.
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PLANO
MOWERS AND
REAPERS.
Take your buggy, carriage, wagons
farm Implements of all kinds to
GARTNER'S SHOP,
and have them
REPAIRED tp PAINTED.
Everything in
BLACKSMITHJNG, WAGON and CARRIAGE
WORK
done Promptly and Cheaply.
J. P. GARTNER.
Spring Street, McMinnville, Tenn.
I organized, all FORMS OF POLICIES ISSUED iCA1oABlltH
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO., "
ORDINAARY
LIFE,
ENDOWMENT,
TONTINE,
They are F. EI,U:.T INVESTMENT..
For Statement of Cost, etc., write, stating age to
J. w. ir-wiT, J.
Special Agent for Oeoreia, Florida and I
Tennessee, Itlc.llISXYIM.E, TENN. 327 Union St,
AND FIVE
YEAR
DIVIDEND
POLICIES.
, You don't liave to ' die to win".
Manneer Tennessee Dep't ,
TENN.
REAL luxury!
"Looking Hack ward" is the title
of a book dealing with events of the
future. If you suffer from catarrh,
you can look forward to a speedy
eure by using Old Saul's Catarrh
Cure. Price 2" cents.
The following advertisement lately
appeared in an Irish daily : "Want
ed, a gentleman to undertakke the
sale of a patent medicine. The ad
vertiser guarantees it will be profita
ble to the undertaker. "
Many old soldiers, who contracted
chronic diarrluea while in service,
have since been permanently cured
of it by Chamberlain's Colic, Cfiolem
and Diarrluea Remedy. Fur sale by
llitchey it Hostick.
When no longer needed for use in
the fall, all farm tools, implements
and machinery should be thoroughly
cleaned, oiled or painted and stored
away under shelter in a dry place.
Looking out over the many homes of this country, we see thousands
of women wearing away their lives in household drudgery that might be
materially lessened by the use of a few cakes of SAPOLIO. If an hour
is saved each time a cake is used, if one less wrinkle gathers upon the face
because the toil is lightened, she must be a foolish woman who would
hesitate to make the experiment, and he a churlish husband who would
grudge the few cents which it costs.
If your grocer sends you anything in place cf SAPOLIO, send it
back and insist upon havh.g just what you ordered. SAPOLIO always
gives satisfaction. On fbors, tables, and painted work it acts like a
charm. For scouring pots, pans, and metals it has no equal. Everything
shines after it, and even the children delight in using it in their attempts
to help around the house.
C2T Grocers oft?n aubstltuto ch .per goods for SATOLIO to makoabettorpro.lt.
Send biuk fiucli artieU-'H and Insist on having just what you oril.rjd.
USE ONLY
Ibuklcn's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Coins, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. it is
guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
money reefunded. Price cents per
box. For sale by llitchey & Hostick.
Mattie-Dot, what is a zebra?"
Dot (who has been looking into
natural history for the last hour): "A
zobwa? Why, Matlie, it's nothing
but a funny little horse that wears
stwiped stockings all over."
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How to Gain in Flesh.
It is not what one eats that makes
one fat, but the food that is properly
digested and assinated that increases
the flesh. The food that lies and fer
ments in the stomach or passes un
digested into the viscera, does the
ht Tnmnkfl SJ'stelnmUl;l,hamlia3 tluy Sll' il
up for this, there are twenty days in
December when there is no sun at all.
mere are gentle rams in summer,
but in winter the usual snowfall is
from nine to eleven feet, covering all
small houses. It is also intensely
cold in winter, the mercury frequent
ly congealing in the thermometer.
lewed from our standpoint, it
s.H'ms impossible that any civilized
people could live in such a desolate
land, where everjUhing conspires
against mankind, but it is an aston
ishing fact that the Icelanders are dis
tinguished for their intelligence.
There is scarcely one person in the
entire population of l:It,"R) who ran-
not read and wnte.and mcir lanruae
is slid to be the oldest in EuriC.
Iceland had her renowned poets and
authuis before Ameiie.t was discv
mikes a man thin to carry so much
effete matter around with him. In
order that there be a full and thor
ough digestion and assimilation of
food, the stomach, the liver and the
kidneys must be kept in the finest
condition. These great organs of life
frequently need the aid of various
herbal juices. It is to them w hat oil
is to machinery. It enables them to
do their work with less friction. It is
this friction that w ears out mechanic
al machinery as well as the machin
ery of life. Now science has discov
ered tho herbs that naturally aid the
movements of the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. They are con
tained in that efficacious remedy
known as Dr. Hull's S nsaparilla. If
you are in a state of general ill health
give it a trial and see bow much bet
ter you will feel.
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